Title: WP 2.9.1 Permalink problem – help
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# WP 2.9.1 Permalink problem – help

 *  [itpie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/itpie/)
 * (@itpie)
 * [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-291-permalink-problem-help/)
 * Hi,
 * I just installed a WP blog (www.lauford.co.uk) and it works fine but when I change
   the Permalink Settings to Day and Name none of the links work. When ever a link
   is followed I get The Page Cannot be Found – any ideas whats going on.
 * My site is in the root directory and the Permalink code generated by WP is: /
   index.php/%year%/%monthnum%/%day%/%postname%/
 * Any help appreciated

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-291-permalink-problem-help/#post-1353425)
 * Did you get any message about updating your .htaccess file when you updated the
   permalink structure.
 * `/index.php/%year%/%monthnum%/%day%/%postname%/` is unusual. Try just `/%year%/%
   monthnum%/%day%/%postname%/`.
 *  Thread Starter [itpie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/itpie/)
 * (@itpie)
 * [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-291-permalink-problem-help/#post-1353453)
 * Hi esmi,
 * Tried adding your suggestion and it didn’t work sadly.
 * Haven’t received a message about .htaccess file
 * Its strange as I have another blog and the changed permalink works in that one,
   thats partly why I wondered if it was a 2.9.1 bug as haven’t upgraded it yet.
 * Thanks for the reply
 *  [Shane G.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shane-g-1/)
 * (@shane-g-1)
 * [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-291-permalink-problem-help/#post-1353529)
 * Hi,
 * Set your desired permalink from wordpress admin area and add this code in htaccess:
 *     ```
       # BEGIN WordPress
   
       <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
       ErrorDocument 404 /index.php?error=404
       RewriteEngine On
       RewriteBase /
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
       RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
       </IfModule>
   
       # END WordPress
       ```
   
 * Thanks,
 * Shane G.
 *  [Oscar Gonzalez](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rakxzo/)
 * (@rakxzo)
 * [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-291-permalink-problem-help/#post-1353540)
 * Can you share your URL as well? if the permalink suggestion by Shane doesn’t 
   do the trick that is.
 *  [grnidone](https://wordpress.org/support/users/grnidone/)
 * (@grnidone)
 * [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-291-permalink-problem-help/#post-1353572)
 * I’m having the same issue with this. I just updated a blog to 2.9.1 and the permalink
   structure died. I deleted the .htaccess and changed the permalink structure to
   something else just to get it to make a new one, but the new one didn’t work 
   either.
 * And, it doesn’t spit out the .htaccess code like it used to so you could edit
   your own .htaccess file.
 * I’m ripping my hair out over this!
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-291-permalink-problem-help/#post-1353573)
 * [@grnidone](https://wordpress.org/support/users/grnidone/): Please post a new
   topic.

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